Michael Sam returns to the Montreal Alouettes
Michael Sam is back with the Montreal Alouettes after a two-week absence. He could play in his first CFL game as early as next Friday.
By Cyd Zeigler | June 26, 2015Michael Sam is back with the Montreal Alouettes after a two-week absence. He could play in his first CFL game as early as next Friday.
By Cyd Zeigler | June 26, 2015We talk with an out rower and an out water polo player.
By Outsports | June 25, 2015A young gay athlete being forced into religion-based conversion therapy has contacted Outsports for advice. We don't know what to tell him. Your thoughts are welcome.
By Cyd Zeigler | June 25, 2015The Canadian Olympic Committee's new #OneTeam video is the latest in its efforts to combat anti-LGBT bias in Canadian sports.
By Cyd Zeigler | June 24, 2015"If I have one regret," gay former San Jose Earthquakes player Matt Hatzke writes, "it's that I didn't live my life and share the real me with my teammates when I had the chance."
By Matt Hatzke | June 24, 2015Chris Kelley's coming out in the macho world of rowing was non-traditional, but he has persevered to create safe athletic spaces at Ithaca.
By Chris Kelley | June 24, 2015Robbie Rogers had to wait two years for his first post-coming-out MLS goal. He finally scored on the LA Galaxy's LGBT Pride Night.
By Cyd Zeigler | June 24, 2015"I truly have nothing to hide anymore. I spent the majority of my life lying, hiding and depressed because I felt like I couldn't truly be who I wanted to be," he writes.
By Jim Buzinski | June 23, 2015This comment shows the acceptance high school water polo star Noah Ratliff received from teammates and friends after coming out.
By Noah Ratliff | June 23, 2015The documentary 'Out To Win' chronicles the history of gay athletes from Dave Kopay in the 1970s to the current flood of young high school and college athletes. The film is an emotional roller coaster.
By Anthony Nicodemo | June 23, 2015Rex Woodbury struggled with coming out so he started a program to connect LGBT youth with mentors.
By Marty Maguire | June 22, 2015Despite two great Women's World Cup games today, Sports Illustrated's Andy Benoit says women's sports aren't worth watching in two tweets he ultimately deleted.
By Cyd Zeigler | June 22, 2015USC athletic director Pat Haden has shown his gay son, Ryan, and his fiancé love and support from the moment he learned about their relationship. Ryan sends thanks to his loving dad for Father's Day.
By Ryan Haden | June 19, 2015The two Kentucky high schools involved in the alleged harassment of gay basketball player Dalton Maldonado claim the incident was nothing out of the ordinary, despite thorough corroboration by eyewitnesses and a 911 dispatcher labeling the incident a "terroristic threat." Outsports stands by its story.
By Cyd Zeigler | June 18, 2015"I'm not changing who I am, I'm not changing my personality. I am only changing my body so it matches my insides and my feelings."
By Jim Buzinski | June 17, 2015"I’m a woman who is still fighting through a hard past. That makes me feel comfortable enough to feel like I deserve to be equal with men."
By Lauren Elizabeth Neidigh | June 17, 2015In celebration of Father's Day, Charlie Rice-Minoso talks about the love he received from his legendary baseball father, Minnie Minoso, who came to accept and support his gay son.
By Charlie Rice-Minoso | June 16, 2015Plenty of reasons for the LGBT community to celebrate the Golden State Warriors winning the NBA Championship: Out gay president Rick Welts, uber-supportive brother of Jason Collins (his name is Jarron), and... it's San Francisco, folks!
By Cyd Zeigler | June 16, 2015Peter King wrote a column earlier this month supporting his lesbian daughter's recent marriage to her wife, Kim. Now for Father's Day, Laura King thanks her father for his public and private "love and support."
By Laura King | June 15, 2015The team's GM sheds little light on why Sam left, but his football career hangs in the balance.
By Jim Buzinski | June 14, 2015